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13,458 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.

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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Tehran, road crashes in Egypt and a disaster in Kathmandu. Iran's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIran 46 in 100 of its 1,075 stories, usually 27
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Iran

490 of its 1,075 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Tehran accounted for 214 of Iran's 490 stories about harm, carried by 516 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (273 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Egypt

83 of its 245 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (57 stories). Road crashes were named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

463 of its 507 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 81%. Kathmandu accounted for 175 of Nepal's 463 stories about harm, carried by 363 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories).

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Rights & justice

Kenya

84 of its 257 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Northern Mariana Islands

7 of its 7 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Tunisia

13 of its 17 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 3 of Tunis' 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Malta

18 of its 45 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 6 of Valletta's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Hong Kong

23 of its 87 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Malaysia

65 of its 203 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

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Health

Denmark

26 of its 77 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: storms in France (21 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Indonesia (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in South Africa (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Nigeria (20 of its stories, about three times its usual); malaria in India (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 Sep. The big dot is this day; the shaded band is a normal day (the 30 days before it). Click a day to open it. Based on 13,458 stories about harm among 72,233 counted on 2 Sep.

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In Egypt's news, mentions of road crashes ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 72,233 stories, as usual. Iran's news was 46% about people being harmed, against a usual 27%. A year earlier, on 2 September 2025, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nepal91 in 100 of its 507 stories · usually 81 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine56 in 100 of its 110 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan56 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 47 · mostly rights & justice Iran46 in 100 of its 1,075 stories · usually 27 · mostly conflict & violence Israel43 in 100 of its 518 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 214 Washington US58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 297 Delhi India39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 164 Moscow Russia28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 109 Mumbai India23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 90

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: too little coverage to readPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: too little coverage to readMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: too little coverage to readIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: too little coverage to readChad: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: too little coverage to readBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readSweden: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualBurkina Faso: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualGreat Smoky Mountains, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 28 stories, carried by 57 outletsAlabama, US -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsMontreal, Canada -- health: 10 stories, carried by 18 outletsOgogo, Nigeria -- health: 23 stories, carried by 12 outletsLusaka, Zambia -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 44 stories, carried by 15 outletsShanghai, China -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 30 outletsRiyadh, Saudi Arabia -- disasters & accidents: 14 stories, carried by 17 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Great Smoky Mountains US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 28 stories ● Alabama US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Montreal Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Ogogo Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 23 stories ● Lusaka Zambia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health25% 3,295 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 2,998 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents23% 2,990 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,604 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 846 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 600 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 577 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 294 stories · about as usual

Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.

Harm reported 30 days →

Stories reporting people killed3,791 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,707 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,492 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured949 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations134 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nepal Stories reporting abductions116 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced99 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nepal and Denmark Stories reporting refugees75 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill26 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

harshwarm

The words in the day's stories were about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Fearabout as usual

From the words reporters used across the whole day, never one story. Fear is the weakest of the four measures. How?

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